Christian Luyindama has revealed that he was disappointed after moves to Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa collapsed.
The DR Congo international has been without a club since leaving Galatasaray last December and Fotospor state he was ‘recently preparing’ to make a switch to China.
Luyindama has been speaking to the local media in his country and that’s when he opened up about the offers he received from Tottenham and Aston Villa.
He was a regular for Galatasaray in 2019 and his performances convinced Tottenham to make an offer.
The defender has revealed he was close to finalising a move to the Premier League, before the deal collapsed after he suffered a serious knee injury against Gambia in November 2019. Due to this, Luyindama claims he couldn’t fulfil his dream of moving to England.
“At that time, I had many offers, including from Tottenham and Aston Villa. I had to play that match against Gambia and then go back to Istanbul to finalise the details of the transfer. Unfortunately, I got a knee injury and my transfer didn’t happen. I couldn’t realise my dreams,” he said, as quoted by Fotospor.
The 30-year-old spent 239 days on the sidelines, before returning to the pitch at the start of the 2020/21 season.
A cruel twist of fate and the chance completely gone to sign for either Tottenham or Aston Villa, or move to the Premier League in general.
